Jaca No. 6 / Chaca / Xaca
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Image Source: MEC web site
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 13532JAC
Object Type: Stoup?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Catedral de San Pedro
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Address: Plaza de la Catedral, 1, 22700 Jaca, Huesca, Spain -- Tel.: +34 974 35 63 78
Site Location: Huesca, Aragón, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: The Museo Diocesano is housed in the former cloister of the Catedral de Jaca and has its entrance from the N nave of the cathedral.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Jaca
Historical Region: Jacetania
Font Notes:
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A large vessel, probably a stoup [although identified in several sources, including the MEC site as a baptismal font] in the cathedral church at Jaca. The baluster-type stem dates it probably to the 17th century, if not the 18th.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 701154 4716092
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.5705, -0.549111
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 34′ 13.8″ N, 0° 32′ 56.8″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round